Overview

Dr. Robert M. Saad MD is a male cardiologist in San Antonio, TX. His CareDash rating is 5.0 out of 5 by one patient, and he has one review. Dr. Saad is affiliated with Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio PLLC in San Antonio. The procedures that Dr. Saad most frequently performs are Cardiac Stress Test and Nuclear Medicine Imaging. He received $1,409 in payments from medical companies between 2014 and 2016, which is more than 76% of Cardiologists and more than 76% of providers nationally. He is licensed to practice by the state board in Texas (H7823).

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Payments Received from Medical Companies

Total Payments Received Between 2014 and 2016:

Many providers have received payments from medical companies ranging from small amounts in the form of food
at conferences to large payments for consulting or royalties. Some providers have received payments for
specific drugs. These payments are not necessarily cause for concern, but we encourage you to speak with
your provider if they do raise any questions or issues.

Total Payments

This graph represents payments Dr. Saad received relative to the average payment received by cardiologists.

Providers receive payments in various different categories, from travel and lodging or food and beverages
at conferences to fees for promotional speaking or consulting engagements. Some providers receive payments
from royalties or licenses, usually from having helped develop a product or drug.

Expense Categories

Providers receive payments from specific medical companies, sometimes for specific drugs. If you
have any questions or concerns about the specific company or drug payments your provider has received,
we encourage you to speak with your provider directly.

Company Payments

This chart represents the breakdown of payments Dr. Saad has received from specific medical companies, including payments for drugs and medical products.

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This section highlights the procedures that Dr. Saad performs most frequently. This feature uses Medicare data to determine how often a provider performs a procedure relative to other providers in their state also performing the same procedure.

More Information on How This Data Is Calculated

Data in this section is calculated using Medicare Physician and Other Supplier Data, which provides records of Medicare utilization throughout the United States. It includes aggregate information about the procedures performed by different providers.

Using this data, we can detect when doctors perform certain procedures more frequently than similar providers. These procedures go into our
Procedures Performed
section in order to help consumers make more informed choices. While this data can provide a wealth of knowledge, it comes with certain limitations.

The data is limited to Medicare beneficiaries, meaning that physicians that do not accept Medicare (<10% of all physicians) will be excluded. It may also be skewed towards procedures more common among Medicare beneficiaries than the general population.

A lack of detection does not necessarily mean a lack of expertise, just that it was not visible within this dataset. Always check with your doctor before making any decisions.

This feature shows the financial relationships between doctors and pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
The U.S. government collects extensive records about these relationships. Some examples include:

Consulting fees that companies pay to doctors, to get their input about their products and research

Companies paying doctors to speak about their products at conferences

Companies taking doctors out to dinner to tell them about a new drug or medical device

The U.S. government collects and publishes these records due to concerns about conflicts of interest.
However, CareDash does not believe that these transfers of value necessarily mean a doctor is ethically compromised.
Eating sponsored food at conferences and speaking on behalf of pharmaceutical companies are not the same thing.
Further, we believe that there are doctors who have success with companies' products, get paid to speak about them,
and are still foremost devoted to successful patient outcomes.

Therefore, in addition to showing the payments information, we provide some context, such as the median amount for doctors of that specialty,
to help users assess potential conflicts of interest. We encourage users to discuss this information with their doctors.

Data in this section is calculated using Open Payments data, collected by Medicare as part of the Affordable Care Act.
This data contains detailed records about payments and other transfers of value from pharmaceutical and medical device companies to doctors.

Although the Open Payments program is administered by Medicare, it covers almost all doctors in the United States,
including those who do not accept Medicare insurance.

Doctors of internal medicine, or internists, are primary-care physicians who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of adults. General internists are those who are equipped to handle a wide variety of adult illnesses. They are specially trained to have expertise in diagnosis and treatment of chronic illness, as well as health promotion and disease prevention.

Cardiology is the field of medicine focused on diseases and abnormalities of the heart, such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, congenital heart defects, and more. Specialists in this field are called cardiologists and treat either children or adults.

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